Category Manager

Mind Partners is an executive search firm with offices in London and Paris. We specialise in retained headhunting for executives, senior management, and experts. We are now partnering with Nuxe UK in the search of their new Category Manager.

Nuxe Group was born from an entrepreneurial adventure that started in the 1990s, when

Aliza Jabès, founder and former CEO, bought a small Parisian R&D laboratory.

Today, NUXE Group gathers about 800 people all around the world, driven by the passion

for nature, science, and arousing senses.

Nuxe is a leading French brand pioneer in natural cosmetology. In 30 years of existence,

it has become the reference player in that sector, which it has contributed to creating.

NUXE UK has a turnover of £9,5M. It is looking to appoint a Category Manager, Pure Players, to join

the Sales Department.

The position will report directly to the Commercial Director UK&I.

For Specific Pure Player customers, the Category Manager is responsible for :

• Developing and executing trade strategic plans for Nuxe ranges to drive sales, visibility and
• profitability.
• Managing product assortment, pricing, promotions and inventory to optimize Category
• performance.
• Retail Promotions and Campaigns:
  Planning and executing in-store promotions, point-of-sale
• materials, and merchandising efforts to attract attention and drive sales.
• Developing solid relationships with key customers to improve category offering and negotiate
• Collaborating with various teams, like marketing and sales to identify and implement new
• products, services and marketing initiatives.
• Analysing market trends, consumer behavior and competitor activities in order to identify
• growth opportunities and market gaps
• Budget Management:
  Handling budgets for customer-specific commercial activities and

• Develop and execute trade strategic plans for Pure Player customers to drive the Category and Nuxe Market Share.

Your responsibility:

• Sales, profitability and market share for Pure Player customers.

Your scope:

• Pure Player customers

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Conduct thorough market research and analysis to identify emerging trends, competitive

landscape and customer preferences and provide actionable plans.

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Develop and execute comprehensive category management strategies to achieve business

objectives and drive growth.

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Maintain robust category management tools and processes, ensuring seamless strategy

execution across the organisation.

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Monitor and evaluate category performance, leveraging key performance indicators (KPIs) to

identify areas for improvement and implement corrective measures.

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Lead supplier negotiations, ensuring favourable terms and conditions to drive cost savings

and strengthen supplier relationships.

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Collaborate with marketing teams to develop effective product messaging, positioning and

communication strategies.

Execute pricing strategies and promotional plans to optimise

profitability while considering market dynamics and customer value perception.

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In charge of the Joint Business Plan activation plan to drive sales and profitability through a

promotional plan, a visibility plan, merchandising and category.

• Budget Management :
  Handling budgets for customer specific commercial activities and ensuring campaigns deliver return on investment.

Your responsability:

• Budget Management and P&L accountability

Your scope:

• Pure Player customers

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Manage the budget allocated to Pure Player customers with a ROI approach.

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Align with the KAM responsible for Pure Player customers on investments and profitability of

each action.

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Monitor the allocated budget following the group guidelines.

The Category Manager Pure Player's role is responsible for driving sales growth, market share and

profitability across selected…